Adaptive equalizer using precursor error signal for convergence control
First Claim
1. In a decision feedback equalizer having a postcursor error effect estimator means in a feedback path thereofmeans for estimating predetermined cursor effects, including precursor error effect, in an output of said equalizer,means, responsive to an output of said predetermined cursor effect estimating means, for developing an error signal which is indicative of the size of at least said precursor error effect, andmeans, responsive to said error signal, for modifying operation of both of said predetermined cursor and postcursor estimating means in a direction to reduce respective error effects in said equalizer output.
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Abstract
Operation of a decision feedback equalizer is enhanced by measuring the intersymbol interference precursor effect on each symbol decision output and utilizing that measurement information to update equalizer, transversal filter, tap multiplier coefficients in a direction to reduce the precursor and postcursor effects. In one embodiment, the updated coefficient information is further utilized to adjust equalizer input signal sampling phase toward a time of maximum data signal eye opening.
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1. In a decision feedback equalizer having a postcursor error effect estimator means in a feedback path thereof
means for estimating predetermined cursor effects, including precursor error effect, in an output of said equalizer, means, responsive to an output of said predetermined cursor effect estimating means, for developing an error signal which is indicative of the size of at least said precursor error effect, and means, responsive to said error signal, for modifying operation of both of said predetermined cursor and postcursor estimating means in a direction to reduce respective error effects in said equalizer output.
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4. In a decision feedback equalizer for use with respect to digital data input signals subject to intersymbol interference comprising both precursor and postcursor error effects, said equalizer including a feedback path transversal filter for postcursor error estimation, said filter having a set of controllably variable, impulse-response-based, operation determinative coefficients, and said equalizer further includes means for adapting said filter coefficients to variable transmission conditions, said adapting means comprising
means for measuring predetermined cursor effects, including at least said precursor error effect, on each baud time output of said equalizer, and means, responsive to an output of said measuring means, for modifying said filter coefficients in a direction to reduce said postcursor error effect in said equalizer output.
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